Georgetown, Kentucky - Basic Facts

The City of Georgetown
is the 8th largest city in Kentucky with
a population of 31,870 as of July 1, 2015.
Georgetown ranks in
the upper quartile for Population Density and Diversity Index
when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in Kentucky. See peer rankings below.

The primary coordinate point for Georgetown is located at latitude 38.2252 and longitude -84.5484 in Scott County.
The formal boundaries for the City of Georgetown (see map below) encompass a land area of 16.56 sq. miles and a water area of 0.17 sq. miles.
Scott County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). The elevation is 846 feet.

The City of Georgetown (GNIS ID: 2403689) has a C1 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent. It also has a Functional Status Code of "A" which identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions.

Beneath the boundary map are tables with Georgetown population, income and housing data, five-year growth projections and peer comparisons for key demographic data. The estimates are for July 1, 2015.

INCOME

GROWTH RATES

2010-2015

2015-2020

Population

1.75%

1.75%

Households

1.73%

1.77%

Families

1.6%

1.71%

Median Household Income

2.91%

Per Capita Income

2.63%

1) Population Density = Total Population per square mile.
2) The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelyhood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
Based on Census 2010 counts, the Diversity Index for the United States was 60.6 and it is expected to increase to 64.8 by July 1, 2018.

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Georgetown, KY - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Georgetown to the other 524 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in Kentucky by rank and percentile using July 1, 2015 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Most & Least Diverse Places in America - The Diversity Index (DI) is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelyhood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups.